Was the War in Iraq worthwhile?
After more than eight years in the desert, American troops are finally coming out of the sandbox, so to speak.
The war will be over in the next few days “not with a final battle, but with a final march toward home,” President Barack Obama stated Wednesday in an address at Fort Bragg, N.C.

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Question: My husband and I have micromanaged, spoiled and enabled our 21-year-old son all his life. We paid a heavy price during his teen years. At this point, he is arrogant, immature and irresponsible.
For example, he recently went online and posted a vile comment about a former girlfriend.
When we confronted him about it, he told us she deserved it. We realize the error of our ways, but our need to protect him from the consequences of his impulsivity and irresponsibility is so strong that we can’t seem to break the habit.

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THE FOLLOWING resolution was offered by Pamela Durrett and seconded by Tiffany Cole:
RESOLUTION
A resolution making application to the State Bond Commission for approval of the issuance of an additional not exceeding $120,000 of Sewer Revenue Bonds of the Village of Simsboro, State of Louisiana, and providing for other maters in connection therewith.

PUBLIC NOTICE: Notice is hereby given that: A special meeting will be held on Sunday, January 8, 2012 at 2:00 PM of the members of the Oak Grove Cemetery Association at the “old church building” (formerly known as the Cumberland Presbyterian Church) located adjacent to the Oak Grove Cemetery at the intersection of Louisiana Highway 147 and Louisiana Highway 815 in and near Simsboro, Louisiana to adopt the following resolution: